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Here are some results from a value of water survey conducted by Xylem Inc to gauge the opinion of water consumers in the US:

A majority of Americans, 77 percent, are concerned about the state of U.S. water infrastructure, and 61 percent are willing to pay more to fix it.

Key Index findings include:

A growing number of voters – 88 percent – believe U.S. water infrastructure needs reform; an 8 percent increase since 2010.

More than three-quarters of Americans are concerned about U.S. water infrastructure.

Nearly 90 percent of Americans reported having personally felt the impact of water shortages and contamination.

Despite recent rate increases, 61 percent of Americans are willing to pay a little more each month to upgrade U.S. water infrastructure. Americans are willing to pay an average of $7.70 more per month, up from $6.20 more per month in 2010.

Eighty-eight percent of Americans believe that Federal, state or local government should be held accountable for fixing water infrastructure problems.

Sudbury (Ontario, Canada) has featured in Droplets quite a few times – and it’s back again. This time it’s Makada Lake (used to be known as Black Lake) – which has an algal bloom this LATE in the year – with their website showing a temperature of 1 degree and fog! Whose going near the lake I wonder?

Oh, and that pongy bloom in Lake Buchanan (Florida) is still a cause for complaint.